A colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius). The rarely seen amphibian is native to parts of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. Image: Vladimir Wrangel (Shutterstock) A potential depression ...

Hallucinogenic compounds that activate multiple receptors, found in Colorado River toads, show “promising transdiagnostic therapeutic with rapid and lasting effects” for conditions such as depression ...

GH Research is looking into the prospect of treating Central Nervous System diseases with a psychedelic drug Mebufotenin. The usual caveats apply - naturally occurring substances may not be patentable ...

Colorado River toads loved to swim in my pool and lay their eggs in the skimmer. Neighborhood dogs like to lick the backs of these toads; some of the smaller dogs did not survive the experience. These ...

Celebrities including Mike Tyson and HGTV's Christina Hall have previously admitted to using toad venom Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She ...

A once obscure psychoactive substance of the underground, psychedelic toad venom has officially hit the mainstream after HGTV celebrity Christina Haack’s Instagram post about experiencing the potent ...